[Nfbf-l] Call for NFBF Resolutions 2009

[Dan Hicks]

Attention, NFB of Florida Chapter Presidents, Division Leaders, and all NFBF Members: This letter concerns Resolutions for the NFBF 2009 State Convention. Please read it carefully and circulate it as widely as possible.  

Dear fellow NFBF Members:

NFBF President Kathy Davis has appointed me as chairperson for the 2009 NFBF Resolutions Committee. Other committee members who have been appointed are:

Sherri Brun
Kathy Davis
Gloria Hicks
Joe King
Betty McNally 

The Resolutions Committee meeting will take place, probably on Friday evening, May 22, following the NFBF Board Meeting. (Please consult your convention agenda to confirm the date and time.) I will serve as chairperson of the committee. We will be inviting John Pare, our National Representative, to sit in with us. All convention attendees may also attend the meeting, space permitting.   Additional meetings of the committee may be necessary, although this almost never happens. We will do our best to take care of all business before or during this one meeting.

I am sending you this letter to request that all proposed resolutions be sent to me at the address below, as soon as possible. E-mail is preferred, but faxes and the Post Office will also do just fine.

If you have an idea for a resolution but are not sure how to develop it, now is the time to get help in turning that idea into a resolution. Numerous examples of Resolutions can be found in past issues of the Braille Monitor and the Florida Federation Focus, as well as on the NFB of Florida Website, at 

http://www.nfbflorida.org/resolutions/  

There is also a "Guidelines for Resolution Writing" at:

 http://www.nfbflorida.org/resolutions/guidelines.html  

I am stressing all of this because we need people to turn in written resolutions, not just ideas for resolutions.

I am asking that all resolutions be sent to me in advance, at least one week  before the Convention. Because this letter is going out a bit later than in past years, proposed resolutions may be turned in any time until the start of the Resolutions Committee Meeting. Please bring one hardcopy (Braille or Print) to read or have read, and it would also be helpful if you could bring the resolution in electronic format, such as a on a USB flash drive or SD flash card. 

Resolutions MUST be in writing and they must be in resolutions form. This does not mean that the committee cannot or will not propose changes to the resolution, however these changes are subject to the approval of the person or group presenting the resolution to the committee. The committee will vote either to recommend or not to recommend that the resolution be approved and adopted by the Convention, but you, the presenter of the resolution, have the option of bringing your resolution to the floor of the Convention, even if the committee has voted not to recommend it.

Please keep in mind that each and every resolution must have a person at the Resolutions Committee meeting and at the Convention to speak for and take responsibility for that resolution. If you plan to submit a resolution, but are unable to attend the Convention, then you must find someone who will speak and take responsibility for your resolution before the committee and the Convention.

Resolutions are one of the most important means by which we, the members of the NFBF, set the policies that will govern our organization for the coming year and beyond. That is why it is very important that all chapter presidents share this letter with your members. I encourage you to start thinking about Resolutions you would like to see adopted and get them written and send them to me as soon as possible.  Let's look forward to making the resolutions process run as smoothly at this convention as it has in the past.  

I look forward to seeing all of you in Boca Raton. Please remember to contact me if you have any further questions or would like further information.


Sincerely,

Dan Hicks, Chairperson
2009 NFBF Resolutions Committee
504 South Armenia Ave.
# 1319-B
Tampa, FL  33609
Phone and Fax: (813)254-8249 
 danjhicks at yahoo.com



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